Reply filed by the Director, Environment-cum-Special Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department, Odisha and Member Secretary, Odisha Coastal Zone Management Authority, May 1, 2025. NGT, had registered suo motu in response to the news item in the Hindu, May 4, 2024 titled "Swell waves likely to strike coastal areas …
N. Sridhar, a resident of Saibaba Colony, installed a 3.5kW rooftop solar energy system in his house over three years ago. The 3,300 sq ft house requires just about three to four units of energy a day as Mr. Sridhar has gone in for energy efficient appliances and gadgets. The …
The British government is very keen to see the operationalising of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). “It was never us blocking the process nor was it the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. It appears that we are now close to operationalising the GCF and we will be …
The company has an aggressive target and aims to set up 3,000 MW of solar power projects over the next 3-3.5 years Country’s largest power company NTPC may be forced to tap international solar plant suppliers due to shortage in domestic capacity. NTPC was laying emphasis on developing a solar …
The draft Scheme for development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar power projects published by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. MNRE through this scheme plans setting up 25 solar parks, each with a capacity of 500 to 1000 MW; thereby targeting around 20000 MW of solar power installed …
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The Government of Haryana has formulated Haryana Solar Power Policy 2014 to promote the generation of power from solar energy. The objective of this policy is to create conditions conducive for the involvement of private sector or public private sector participation in setting up and promoting Biomass, Cogeneration, Small Hydro, …
Delhi government still has a long way to go in clarifying the policy before private individuals take the decision to set up rooftop solar systems. The net metering scheme that was announced by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Tuesday is only a nascent step in this direction. The …
Concerned over frequent mishaps at unmanned gates under the East Central Railway (ECR), railways has decided to further improve safety measures at both manned and unmanned railway crossing gates under the five divisions of the zone. According to ECR GM Madhuresh Kumar, railways would tap solar energy for adequate lights …
ISLAMABAD - National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) will hold public hearing of the yearly and quarterly tariff adjustments on Thursday, whereas second hearing for the development of upfront solar tariff would be held on September 8. According to officials, during the hearing matter of monthly charges of K- Electric …
Plans to set up over 80 MW of wind and solar energy projects As part of its entry into green energy generation, lignite-based power producer Neyveli Lignite Corporation has lined up renewable energy projects worth Rs 500 crore to set up wind and solar energy projects of 80 Mw. The …
American engineering student Scot Frank's solar-powered SolSource cooker was an idea born from spare time. About a decade ago, he had just completed a semester of Putonghua language courses at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was heading for a three-month teaching job at a university in Qinghai province, in …
Japan’s first-quarter domestic shipments of solar panels rose 14 percent on the strength of utility-scale projects. Local shipments rose to 1,882 megawatts in the three months ended June 30 from 1,654 megawatts a year ago, the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association said in a statement. Shipments for residential rooftops totaled 493 …
Hyderabad-based NeoSilica, a provider of technology solutions for smart cities and smart grids, is keen to expand its footprint in the renewable energy performance management solutions. Satyam Bheemarasetti, CEO of Neosilica, says the company's Smart Energy SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) solution captures a solar plant's critical energy performance …
India's solar potential is virtually limitless. As solar is rapidly becoming a mainstream energy option, India needs to think about the best way to deploy it. This report examines the ideal solar road map for India through comparative analysis of four distinct scenarios of solar power generation - residential rooftops …
NASHIK: Plans are afoot to make Nashik the first solar city in Maharashtra by making solar panels mandatory in buildings with over 10 flats. For this, the state government is mulling a change in the Development Control (DC) rules of the city's draft Development Plan (DP) that would provide builders …
Investments in new clean-energy capacity will total $1.61 trillion through 2020 even as the expansion of renewables is expected to slow, the International Energy Agency said. Funding for power generation from wind, solar radiation and biomass will average $230 billion a year from $250 billion in 2013 as technology costs …
Australia should weaken or phase out its renewable-energy target in favor of a lower-cost approach to cutting greenhouse-gas emissions, a panel appointed to review the plan recommended. The government should close the program to new entrants while protecting current investment until 2030, or scale it back to 20 percent of …
Myanmar will expand its sources of clean energy through an agreement with ACO Investment Group, a U.S.-based private-equity fund focusing on Asian emerging markets, to develop two solar-energy plants. The project, consisting of two 150-megawatt solar facilities, is valued at $480 million, according to a release from the Office of …
A new survey has revealed a 'huge gap' between reality and the perception of the UK public on some key climate and energy issues. The survey, commissioned by new not-for-profit organisation the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), shows a perceived lack of consensus among climate scientists, despite scientists being …
The government of Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, has concluded an agreement on the use of clean energy for public facilities in cooperation with solar power plants with Kanagawa Denryoku and Orix Corp. Kanagawa Denryoku is a subsidiary of Oizumi Corp. Electricity generated at Kanagawa Denryoku’s mega solar power plant operating …
